Archaeologists in Mexico are studying a collection of pre-Hispanic shell pendants that could provide new insights into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists have uncovered over 6,500 previously unknown Maya structures, including a hidden city with grand pyramids, within ...

It’s not everyday that one stumbles on the ruins of an ancient civilization, especially those that have yet to be discovered. For Luke Auld-Thomas, a PhD student from Tulane University, his curiosity ...

Archaeologists have analyzed lidar data from a completely unstudied corner of the Maya world in Campeche, Mexico, revealing 6,674 undiscovered Maya structures, including pyramids like those at the ...

Every year we’re fortunate to glean new insights about the history of the world’s people through archaeologists. These experts dig up new finds—and thus, new findings—which shakeup what is known about ...

Ek’ Balam was once the home of some 20,000 Maya and stood at the center of ancient Mayan kingdom known as “Talol.” A new discovery of a vault cap called TB 29 contains a divine interpretation of ...

Archaeologists using an old map of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula have uncovered a lost Maya city, hidden until now, with thousands of buildings densely packed into a small area. The archaeological team ...

Beneath the dense jungle canopy of Mexico’s Campeche region, a sprawling Maya city and thousands of surrounding structures sat undetected for centuries. No expedition on foot found them. No satellite ...

This story is part of Undertones, Global Voices’ Civic Media Observatory’s newsletter and column. Subscribe to Undertones. The publication is based on conversations with Mayan language speakers from ...